Inspired Abandon

Inspired Abandon is an album by American jazz trombonist Lawrence Brown with Johnny Hodges featuring performances recorded in 1965 for the Impulse! label.^[1] The album was rereleased on CD as bonus tracks on the CD reissue of Everybody Knows Johnny Hodges.

Reception

The Allmusic review awarded the album 4 stars.^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Johnny Hodges except as indicated

1. "Stompy Jones" (Duke Ellington) - 3:57
2. "Mood Indigo" (Ellington, Barney Bigard) - 4:22
3. "Good Queen Bess" - 3:05
4. "Little Brother" - 5:14
5. "Jeep's Blues" (Ellington, Hodges) - 5:40
6. "Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me" (Ellington) - 2:33
7. "Ruint" (Ellington, Hodges) - 3:18
8. "Sassy Cue" - 3:39

• Recorded in New York City on March 8, 1965

Personnel

• Lawrence Brown – trombone
• Johnny Hodges - alto saxophone
• Ray Nance - cornet
• Cat Anderson - trumpet (tracks 1 & 3-8)
• Buster Cooper - trombone (tracks 1 & 3-8)
• Jimmy Hamilton - clarinet (tracks 1 & 3-8)
• Russell Procope - alto saxophone, clarinet
• Harold Ashby, Paul Gonsalves - tenor saxophone (tracks 1 & 3-8)
• Jimmy Jones - piano
• Richard Davis – bass
• Gus Johnson (tracks 1, 3 & 5-8), Johnny Hodges Jr. (tracks 2 & 4) – drums

References